AstraZeneca head of R&D exits role
June 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Briggs Morrison
Briggs Morrison who joined AstraZeneca in 2012 and played an instrumental part in defending its takeover by Pfizer, is abruptly …
NHS could save £5 billion each year with modest reform
June 11, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, brett wells, lord carter
The chairman of the NHS procurement and efficiency board Lord Carter has said the UK health body could save billions …
Turing names R&D president
June 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing eliseo salinas, turing
Turing Pharmaceuticals has appointed life sciences executive and medical researcher Dr Eliseo Salinas to the company as president of R&D. …
NICE rejects Otelza but SMC recommends it
June 11, 2015Sales and Marketing Astellas, Celgene, NHS, NICE, SMC, Xtandi, otezla
Draft guidance issued by NICE has seen rejections for products including Celgene’s Otelza and Astellas Pharma’s Xtandi, and a call …
GSK investigator freed from Chinese prison
June 10, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, brett wells, bribery, scandal
British private investigator Peter Humphrey who worked for GlaxoSmithKline has been released from a Chinese jail following his conviction last …
Data supports switching to Hospira biosimilar for RA
June 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EULAR, Hospira, Janssen, RA, brett wells, celltrion, inflectra, rome
Findings presented at EULAR this week from the first real-world study in patients with rheumatic diseases supports switching from J&J’s …
Coalition launches to tackle AMR
June 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotic Discovery-UK, Antibiotics, coalition, global
A new, not-for-profit coalition has launched with a mission to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and what it sees as the …
Red Door Unlimited appoints two digital consultants
June 10, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Red Door, gill dynn, jock mcewan
Red Door Unlimited has appointed two consultants in Jock McEwan who joins as digital senior account director, and Gill Dunn …
Myeloma charity body publishes its first trial results
June 9, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ctn, eric low, muk one, myeloma
The Myeloma UK Clinical Trial Network (CTN) has published data from its first trial marking a major milestone for the …
Merck diabetes drug gets CV trial boost
June 9, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Januvia, Merck, cv, diabetes, sitagliptin
Merck’s diabetes drug Januvia has been given a boost following worries over side effects for patients after a trial revealed …
AstraZeneca sets up production unit in Africa
June 9, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Africa, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca al-Djazair, Novasep, algeria
AstraZeneca is embarking upon a joint venture that will involve the building of a new $125 million small-molecule plant in …
Cello Health Consulting appoints senior head
June 9, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cello health, robert stringer
Healthcare strategic marketing consultancy Cello Health Consulting has appointed Robert Stringer as a senior consultant. Stringer takes 20 years’ marketing experience …
Pharma underwrites medicines bill with £207 million
June 8, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, PPRS, ahsn, brett wells
The Department of Health and the ABPI have confirmed a payment of £207 million from pharma to underwrite growth of …
Novo Nordisk launches diabetes combination
June 8, 2015Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, Xutolphy, ada, diabetes
Diabetes specialist firm Novo Nordisk has launched a new treatment in the UK which combines two of the Danish firm’s …
Does wearable technology really have the potential to enhance modern healthcare?
June 8, 2015Medical Communications healthcare, wearable technology
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Shire makes £12 billion move for Actelion
June 8, 2015Sales and Marketing Actelion, Shire, brett wells, nps pharma
Not a week goes by without a big pharma merger story, and now it’s the turn of Dublin-headquartered Shire that …
Allied Minds appoints Amgen CEO to board
June 8, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing allied minds, kevin sharer
US science and tech development and commercialisation firm Allied Minds has appointed Kevin Sharer to its board of directors. Sharer …
ASCO 2015 roundup: immuno-oncology hits its stride
June 8, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, BMS, CLL, pdl1
One year can make all the difference. The 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting took place just weeks …
NICE issues guidance for two prostate cancer drugs
June 5, 2015Sales and Marketing Bayer, Ferring, NICE, firmagon, xofigo
NICE has published draft guidance for two prostate cancer drugs, recommending a Bayer medicine but rejecting one from Ferring Pharmaceuticals. …
Merck launches new antibiotic in the UK
June 5, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, MSD, Merck, Sivextro, antimicrobial resistance, cubist, tedizolid phosphate
Merck has launched the first new drug in a class of antibiotics in the UK in almost 15 years, becoming …
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